Travel News: August 18, 2017

Hours after a van drove into a crowd of people in Barcelona, Spain, Spanish police say they’ve thwarted a second terrorist attack.

Authorities say the two attacks are linked.

Police say five suspects wearing explosives — later determined to be fake — were killed after a shootout with security forces in the Catalan coastal town of Cambrils located about 70 miles southwest of Barcelona. Six civilians and a police officer were injured, police say.

American Airlines is boosting its presence in Europe, announcing two seasonal destinations and additional flights to another.

The new cities joining American’s route map are Budapest and Prague. The carrier will serve both cities from its Philadelphia hub, offering daily round-trip service from May 4 through Oct. 27 on Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

The service returns American to Budapest for the first time since 2011, when it served the route from its hub at New York JFK. Prague is a new destination for American.

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By: Matt Long

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